Senior Software Engineer

Hire Resolve; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Software Engineer in Sandton, South Africa. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining SaaS applications, ensuring code quality, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates should have 4-5 years of experience in software development, a degree in Computer Science, and proficiency in languages like PHP, Python, and JavaScript. This position offers a competitive salary based on experience.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of professional software development experience.
• Proven SaaS application development experience.
• Excellent understanding of software architecture and design patterns.
• Experience with front-end frameworks (Vue.js, React, Angular) and back-end frameworks (Symfony, FastAPI, Django, Node.js).
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Strong software architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain SaaS applications.
• Conduct code reviews and testing.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Implement new features.
• Develop automated tests.
• Contribute to SaaS platform architecture.
• Ensure scalability and maintainability.
• Collaborate on technical solutions.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Optimize code and database queries.
• Implement caching.
• Implement security best practices.
• Conduct security assessments.
• Perform security code reviews.
• Work with product managers and designers.
• Participate in agile processes.
• Communicate project status.
• Stay updated on industry trends.
• Improve development processes.
• Advocate for best practices.

Skills

Software Development

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PHP

Python

JavaScript

Vue.js

React

Angular

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Hire Resolve's client is seeking a Software Engineer who will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software solutions for the client's SaaS applications. This role requires strong technical expertise in software development, performance optimization, security, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. The Software Engineer will contribute to architectural decisions, ensure compliance with industry standards, and deliver high-quality software solutions aligned with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Software Development:
  • Design, develop, and maintain SaaS applications.
  • Write clean, efficient code.
  • Conduct code reviews and testing.
  • Implement new features.
  • Develop automated tests.
• Architecture & Design:
  • Contribute to SaaS platform architecture.
  • Ensure scalability and maintainability.
  • Collaborate on technical solutions.
• Performance Optimization:
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
  • Optimize code and database queries.
• Implement caching.

Security & Compliance:

• Implement security best practices.
• Conduct security assessments.
• Perform security code reviews.

Collaboration & Agile Development:

• Work with product managers and designers.
• Participate in agile processes.
• Communicate project status.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation:

• Stay updated on industry trends.
• Improve development processes.
• Advocate for best practices.

Minimum Requirements

• 4-5 years of professional software development experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Proven SaaS application development experience.
• Proficiency in OSS programming languages (PHP, GoLang, Python, JavaScript, etc.).
• Experience with front-end (Vue.js, React, Angular) and back-end (Symfony, FastAPI, Django, Node.js) frameworks.
• Proficiency with SQL/NoSQL databases and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred

• Cloud certifications (AWS Certified Developer, Google Professional Cloud Developer).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Bitbucket Pipelines).
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.
• Proficiency in optimizing legacy code.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience.

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by emailing your CV to [e-mail].

You can also connect with Daniel on LinkedIn or contact Hire Resolve.

If you meet the above requirements we will contact you within 3 working days.